Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Franke & Co. United Republic of dated 1940 (reprinted 1945)

dated 1940 (reprinted 1945)

line drawings and woodcut prints

inscribed in Russian " За Ляоянъ 11-18 августа

(Spomenica rata za oslobodjenje i nezavisnost)

presenting four rubies of different shapes

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Franke & Co. United Republic of dated 1940 (reprinted 1945)(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a vaulted oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a unique circular hinge emanating from a crimped base and vertical pinback